WRIT - C No. 1113 of 2026 at Lucknow

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW WRIT - C No. - 1113 of 2026 Neutral Citation:-2026:AHC-LKO:9429 [A.F.R.] Rajesh Kumar And Another .....Petitioner(s) Versus State Election Commissioner U.P. Lko. And 3 Others .....Respondent(s) Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Anshuman Singh, Vipul Singh Counsel for Respondent(s) : Anurag Kumar Singh Court No. - 17 HON'BLE SUBHASH VIDYARTHI, J. 1. Heard Shri Anshuman Singh, the learned counsel for the petitioner and Shri Anurag Kumar Singh, the learned counsel for the State Election Commission representing the opposite party Nos.1, 2 and 3. 2. By means of the instant petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, the petitioner has challenged the validity of an order dated 24.12.2025 passed by the S.D.M., Mahmoodabad, District- Sitapur whereby the petitioner's representation dated 08.12.2025 for treating him as a resident of Village Panchayat - Kandaari, has been rejected. The ground of rejection is that earlier the petitioner was a resident of Village Panchayat- Bambhauri and the petitioner's father, wife and children are still continuing as residents of Village Panchayat- Bambhauri. Therefore, the petitioner shall also be t